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| Bihar PSC — interview marks disclosability
Supreme Court of India · 2012-12-01 · Citation awaited
Interview marks of candidate disclosable to that candidate; … |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8 |
| Bihar Public Service Commission v. Saiyed Hussain Abbas Rizwi
Supreme Court of India · 2012-12-13 · (2012) 13 SCC 61 · ★ Landmark
Interview-panel member ident… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8,
landmark |
| Chief Information Commissioner v. State of Manipur
Supreme Court of India · 2011-12-12 · (2011) 15 SCC 1 · ★ Landmark
§18 complaint ≠ §19 appeal. Commission c… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-18,
section-19,
landmark |
| Information Commission vacancies — 2023 follow-up
Supreme Court of India · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
SC reinforces Anjali Bhardwaj directions; issues fres… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-12,
section-15,
section-16 |
| D.A.V. College Trust and Management Society v. Director of Public
Supreme Court of India · 2019-09-17 · (2019) 9 SCC 185 · ★ Landmark
Non-government education… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2,
landmark |
| Khanapuram Gandaiah v. Administrative Officer
Supreme Court of India · 2010-01-04 · (2010) 2 SCC 1 · ★ Landmark
Judicial reasoning is not 'information'; PIO c… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2,
landmark |
| Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan v. Union of India
Supreme Court of India · 2018-07-23 · (2018) 17 SCC 324 · ★ Landmark
Proactive disclosure under §4 is a conti… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-4,
landmark |
| Namit Sharma v. Union of India
Supreme Court of India · 2012-09-13 · (2013) 1 SCC 745 · ★ Landmark
Qualification & composition of Information Commissions revi… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-12,
section-15,
section-16,
landmark |
| R.K. Jain v. Union of India — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Supreme Court of India · 2013-04-16 · (2013) 14 SCC 794 · ★ Landmark
§8(1)(i): Cabinet records discl… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8,
landmark |
| CJI office — collegium recommendations & resolutions
Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench) · 2019-11-13 · (2020) 5 SCC 481 · ★ Landmark
Collegium's fina… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8,
landmark |
| Condonation of delay in §19(3) Second Appeal
Supreme Court of India / CIC authorities · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Delay in filing §19[3] Second Appeal may… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-19 |
| Natural justice in Information Commission hearings
Supreme Court of India · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Both parties — applicant and PIO — entitled to fair … |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-18,
section-19 |
| Question-paper-leak investigation records
Supreme Court of India · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
§8(1)(h) protects active leak investigations; post-conclusion… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8 |
| Anonymous donations to political parties — SC 2025
Supreme Court of India · 2025-03-08 · (2025) 4 SCC 1 · ★ Landmark
Political parties remain public authoriti… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2,
section-4,
landmark |
| Appellate Tribunal records — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Tribunals (NCLAT, ITAT, CESTAT, NGT) = §2(h); pending-case files use ce… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2,
section-8 |
| CJI office disclosure — scope clarification 2025
Supreme Court of India · 2025-01-28 · 2025 SCC OnLine SC 112
Judicial appointments collegium correspondence i… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2,
section-8 |
| DPDP 2025 does not operate retrospectively — Supreme Court 2025
Supreme Court of India · 2025-02-14 · 2025 SCC OnLine SC 187 · ★ Landmark
RTI applications fil… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8,
section-22,
landmark |
| ED search-and-seizure records — Supreme Court 2024
Supreme Court of India · 2024-08-22 · (2024) 9 SCC 201
ED is §24-exempt but the corruption proviso applies;… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8,
section-24 |
| Education right-to-know — SC directive
Supreme Court of India · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
MoE + state education departments: school/college rankings + vac… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-4 |
| Machine-readable electoral rolls — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
Electoral rolls: book/PDF disclosure OK; machine-readable bulk fo… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-4,
section-8 |
| IB and §24 scope — SC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Supreme Court of India · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited
IB is §24 exempt; personnel matters [pension, servi… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-24,
section-8 |
| Information Officer recruitment data — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
Public recruitment — post-wise vacancy, selection rounds, fin… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Judicial-delay records — SC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Supreme Court of India · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
Judicial-delay statistics — case-pendency, ca… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-4,
section-8 |
| Judicial pendency data under RTI — Supreme Court 2024
Supreme Court of India · 2024-05-10 · (2024) 5 SCC 512 · ★ Landmark
Court-wise pendency data is disclosa… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2,
section-4,
section-8,
landmark |
| RTI Act 2019 Amendment — Commissioner terms
Supreme Court of India · 2019-08-01 · Act 24 of 2019 · ★ Landmark
2019 Amendment: Commissioner tenure (previously … |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-13,
section-14,
section-16,
section-27,
landmark |
| Lok Pal under RTI — SC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Supreme Court of India · 2024-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
Lok Pal of India is a public authorit… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2,
section-8,
landmark |
| Medical college admissions — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
MCI/NMC is a public authority; medical-college seat matrix, fee structu… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2,
section-4 |
| §22 vs. Official Secrets Act — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Supreme Court of India · 2016-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
§22 overrides OSA 1923 to exten… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-22,
section-8,
landmark |
| Records of pending SC cases — not disclosable via RTI
Supreme Court of India · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Internal files of pending SC/HC cases protected; … |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8 |
| Public servant's own service record — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2015-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
Own service record is accessible to the concerned… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8,
landmark |
| Police beat / patrol records — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited
Aggregate policing stats: disclosable. Specific beat routes + VIP det… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-4,
section-24,
section-8 |
| Pollution Control Board records — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited
SPCB / CPCB are public authorities under §2[h]; pollution-monitori… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2,
section-4 |
| §4 portal-publication compliance — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
§4 portal publication must be live, indexed, searcha… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-4,
landmark |
| §6(3) transfer — 5-day rule strict construction — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
§6[3] 5-day transfer window is strict… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-6,
landmark |
| §7(3) fee-intimation procedure — SC clarity
Supreme Court of India · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
§7[3] fee intimation stops the 30-day clock; P… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-7,
landmark |
| Section 22 override versus state secrecy law — SC 2024
Supreme Court of India · 2024-11-05 · (2024) 11 SCC 88 · ★ Landmark
Karnataka state secrecy statute can… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-22,
landmark |
| §23 civil-courts bar — SC clarification
Supreme Court of India · 2017-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
§23 bars civil-court jurisdiction in RTI matters; … |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-23,
landmark |
| Own APAR and service-book access
Supreme Court of India · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
Own APAR + service-book records fully accessible to the o… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8,
landmark |
| Land-acquisition public-purpose documentation — SC
Supreme Court of India · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
Land acquisition: §11/§19 notifications + public-pur… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-4,
section-7 |
| Waqf Board under RTI — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Supreme Court of India · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
State Waqf Boards (Waqf Act 1995) are §2(h) public a… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2 |
| RTI whistleblower protection — §8(1)(g)
Supreme Court of India · 2014-01-01 · Citation awaited
Identity of whistleblower / source protected under §8[1][g] whe… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8 |
| §2(h) applied to grant-receiving NGO
Supreme Court of India · 2014-01-01 · Citation awaited
NGO receiving substantial government grant is a 'public authority'… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-2 |
| §3 — right available to 'citizens', not 'persons'
Supreme Court of India · 2012-01-01 · Citation awaited
§3 'right to information' is to citizens only; compan… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-3,
section-6 |
| §4 disclosure continuity — SC directive line
Supreme Court of India · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
§4 disclosure must be kept current; stale §4(1)(b) pages d… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-4 |
| RTI § 22 harmony with special laws
Supreme Court of India · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
§22 overriding effect read harmoniously with specific privacy protec… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-22,
section-8 |
| §22 overriding effect — RTI over conflicting laws
Supreme Court of India · 2012-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark
§22 RTI overrides inconsistent provision… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-22,
landmark |
| §25 annual report — disclosure obligation
Supreme Court of India · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
§25 annual reports must be timely published and laid before t… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-25 |
| S.P. Gupta v. Union of India (Judges' Transfer)
Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench) · 1981-12-30 · AIR 1982 SC 149 · ★ Landmark
Right to information o… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
landmark |
| State of U.P. v. Raj Narain — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Supreme Court of India · 1975-01-24 · (1975) 4 SCC 428 · ★ Landmark
Pre-RTI foundation: 'people are … |
| case-law,
court-sc,
landmark |
| Union of India v. ADR (2002) — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Supreme Court of India · 2002-05-02 · (2002) 5 SCC 294 · ★ Landmark
Voters' right to know criminal … |
| case-law,
court-sc,
landmark |
| Union of India v. Namit Sharma (Review)
Supreme Court of India · 2013-09-03 · (2013) 10 SCC 359 · ★ Landmark
Review of Namit Sharma — two-member judicial-benc… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-12,
section-15,
section-16,
landmark |
| Union of India v. R. Jayachandran
Supreme Court of India · 2017-12-12 · Citation awaited
FAA must issue reasoned 'speaking orders' engaging with PIO reasoning… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-19 |
| UPSC v. Angesh Kumar — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026
Supreme Court of India · 2018-02-20 · (2018) 4 SCC 530 · ★ Landmark
UPSC's scaling & raw-score methodology,… |
| case-law,
court-sc,
section-8,
landmark |